Blog Posts in 2011 Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 21-Sep-2011 Your Divorce Rights as a Gay Married Couple New York has become the sixth state to perform same-sex marriages. Gay divorce is not far behind. Gay married couples are now entitled to financial benefits and have legal rights. Couples who marry and live in New York can now file their state taxes ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 20-Jul-2011 Are You Entitled to Rehabilitative Maintenance? As a divorce attorney and mediator it is my responsibility to inform clients of what they are entitled to when considering a divorce. Women, in particular, don’t realize they may be entitled to Rehabilitative Maintenance. For those of you who ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 29-Jun-2011 Don't Be a Weiner! Since the internet has become a regular part of our everyday lives, cyberspace has become a willing accomplice in online affairs, and the break-up of marriages. With every new online fad like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and so on, more and more ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 19-Apr-2011 Financial Mistakes Married Women Make When women fall in love, they often hand the purse strings over to their husbands. As a divorce attorney, it is the single biggest mistake I see women make. Once a woman gives all the financial decision making power to her husband, she puts herself ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 17-Mar-2011 Starting Over I often tell my clients going through a divorce, the only predictability in life is change. We all dread and reluctantly develop coping mechanisms for managing the inevitable change that is part of being human. In order to make good use of the curve ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 25-Jan-2011 Parenting Classes for Divorce It is my goal as a divorce attorney and mediator to introduce my clients to all the tools necessary to see them through the difficult divorce process with as much support as possible. That is why as part of my evaluation of each divorce case, I ... Continue Reading